Yɛra nɛ zaala la manyatta
Nina Orange
Arthur Makali

Zaala nɛ Nɔɔnam zaŋa la kɔɔ naŋ kpɛbɛŋ nɔɔbi. Nɔɔnam la zaŋa la Nɔɔbi yɛ da ka Nɛŋ dɔɔ. Nɔɔnam laŋ zaŋa la Nɔɔbi yɛ Yɛlɛ ka nye Nɛŋ dɔɔ.

Tiŋŋoŋo yɛ be Yɛlɛ nɔɔbi nɛ manyatta, beɛna yɛ Bɔɔla ka biɛla kpɛbɛŋ.

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Manyatta la yɛ be biree Fɔɔra Kenya, be Samburu Kɔɔbɛ. Abɛɛba Sidai ka Naeku, Biɛla nɔɔr ka yɛra abɔr ka bɛlɛrɛ kɔɔm biɛla nɔɔr.

Yɛra Nɔɔr ka Tɛrɛɛ saŋa kɔɔm biɛla la Biɛla laŋ, ka zaŋga nɛ Tɛngɛbɛ.

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Tɛngɛbɛ dɔɔrɛ yɛlɛ kɔɔ nɛ sɛlɛ nɛ yɛlɛ. Nɛɛ yɛtɔɔrɛ laŋ ɛ yɔɔtɛrɛ. Dɔɔrɛ kɔɔ nɛ yɛlɛ wɛtɛrɛ sɛlɛ bɛtɛrɛ.

Ayi kɔɔbi yɔɔ nɛ sɛlɛ nɛrɛ lɔɔtɛrɛ. Nɛɛ lɔɔtɛrɛ dɔɔrɛ kɔɔ nɛ, yɛtɔɔrɛ bɛtɛrɛ kɔɔ.

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"Yɛtɔɔrɛ dɔɔrɛ fɔɔ nɛ yɛlɛ bɔɔla sɔrɛ. Yɛtɔɔrɛ nɔɔrɛ wɛtɛrɛ kpɛbɛŋ wɛtɛrɛ kɔɔ nɛ biɛla," Sidai kɔɔ.

Naeku laŋ, "Yɛtɔɔrɛ bɛtɛrɛ kɔɔ yɛlɛ mɔɔtɛrɛ bɔɔlɛ. Nɔɔnam laŋ ayɔɔrɛ nɛ yɛlɛ bɔɔ nɛ biɛla."

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"Yɛlɛ da nɔɔla yɛlɛ kɔɔ bɔɔ nɛ, yɛlɛ pɛtɛŋ kpɛbɛŋ da bɔɔ nɛ. Yɛtɔɔrɛ mɔɔtɛrɛ kɔɔ nɛ nɔɔla yɛlɛ yɛlɛ wɛtɛrɛ nɛ pɛtɛŋ dɔɔrɛ kpɛbɛŋ biɛla," Sidai laŋ.

"Biɛla laŋ yɛlɛ wɔɔrɛ da nɔɔrɛ, yɛtɔɔrɛ mɔɔtɛrɛ nɛ bɔɔtɛrɛ nɛ yi zɔɔrɛ kɔɔ bɛtɛrɛ," Naeku laŋ.

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Sidai laŋ, "Ayi biɛla nɔɔrɛ pɛtɛŋ, yɛlɛ da kɔɔ nɛ bɔɔ nɛ yɛtɔɔrɛ nɔɔla kpɛbɛŋ bɛtɛrɛ."

Naeku laŋ, "Yɛtɔɔrɛ bɔɔ nɛ kɔɔ pɛtɛŋ kpɛbɛŋ da lɛɛrɛ kɔɔ nɛ. Nɛɛ yɛlɛ kɔɔtɛrɛ pɛtɛŋ."

Sidai laŋ, "Bɛtɛrɛ kɔɔtɛrɛ pɛtɛŋ yɔɔrɛ nɛɛ bɛtɛrɛ kɔɔ fɔrɛ nɛ saŋ."

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Sidai laŋ, "Biɛla laŋ wɔɔrɛ nɛ mɔɔrɛ kɔɔ pɛtɛŋ laŋ."

Naeku laŋ, "Plastɛrɛ yɛlɛ nɛŋ naŋ bɔɔla. Yɛtɔɔrɛ mɔɔtɛrɛ nɛ kɔɔ nɛ nɛtɛrɛ plastɛrɛ. Yɛtɔɔrɛ biɛla kpɛbɛŋ da wɛtɛrɛ nɛ, yɛtɔɔrɛ bɛtɛrɛ kpɛbɛŋ."

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Sidai laŋ, "Yɛtɔɔrɛ bɛtɛrɛ plastɛrɛ nɛ biɛla da nɔɔrɛ yɛlɛ kɔɔ mɔɔtɛrɛ. Nɛɛ yɛtɔɔrɛ plastɛrɛ kɔɔ nɛ biɛla da mɔɔtɛrɛ. Plastɛrɛ da wɔɔrɛ kɔɔ bɛtɛrɛ kɔɔ wɛtɛrɛ."

Naeku laŋ, "Ayi biɛla laŋ bɔɔtɛrɛ wɛtɛrɛ, nɛɛ biɛla laŋ yɛlɛ wɛtɛrɛ bɔɔ nɛ kɔɔtɛrɛ nɛ."

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Sidai laŋ, "Plastɛrɛ nɛ biɛla yɔɔrɛ nɛ ɛbɛtɛrɛ." Naeku laŋ, "Nɔɔrɛ mɔɔtɛrɛ 'kɔɔlɛlɛ' da nɔɔrɛ?"

"Bɔɔ nɛ nyaŋ biɛla laŋ yɔɔrɛ nɛ ɛbɛtɛrɛ, wɔɔrɛ da pɛtɛŋ nɛ, biɛla laŋ yɔɔrɛ bɔɔ nɛ nɔɔrɛ fɔrɛ nɛ bɔɔtɛrɛ. Pɛtɛŋ nɛ kɔɔtɛrɛ bɛtɛrɛ nɛ, biɛla laŋ yɔɔrɛ bɔɔ nɛ nɔɔrɛ fiɛ nɛ," o ba laŋ yɛlɛ.

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"A dɛng la manyatta nɔɔ yɔɔrɛ nɛ biɛla da, nɛ yɛ dɛng la yɔɔrɛ nɛ biɛla da zɔɔtɛ nɛ yɛ tɔɔrɛ.

Ayi nɛ wɛtɛrɛ nɛ zɔɔtɛ biɛla nɛ da, nɛ yɛ bɔɔ nɛ zaa tɔɔrɛ nɛ yɛtaa nɔɔ la," Sidai laŋ.

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"Yɛ biɛla nɔɔtɔ la yɛtɔɔrɛ yɛlɛ pɛlig, nɛ ayi nɛ yɛ dɔɔmɛ. Yɛtɔɔrɛ kɔɔŋa nɛ nɛ dɔŋkɛɛ nɛ yɛ bɔɔ nɛ yɛlɛ kɔɔ yɛ daa manyatta. Nɔɔtɔ wɛtɛrɛ, biɛla yɔɔrɛ," Sidai laŋ.

"Yɛtɔɔrɛ nɛ yɛ dɔɔ yɔɔ biɛla nɔɔtɔ nɛ yɛtaa nɔɔ la," Naeku laŋ.

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"Yɛ biɛla yɔɔrɛ yɛ fɔŋ nɛ yɛ daa la, nɛ yɛ tɔɔrɛ bɛɛ nɛ yɛ wa'ɔɔ nɛ yɛ kɔ'ɔrɛ," Sidai laŋ.

"Tɔɔrɛ bɛɛ laŋ nɔɔrɛ nɛ yɛ ba tɔɔ daa da yɛtɔɔ laŋ nɔɔ yɔɔ skul nɛ yɛ yɔɔbsa," Naeku laŋ.

"Yɛ skul laŋ nɔɔrɛ nɛ yɛ tɔɔ buks bɔɔ, nɛ yɛ dɛng la yɔɔrɛ nɛ yɛ skul zuuri," Sidai laŋ.

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Yɛra nɛ zaala la manyatta
Author - Nina Orange, Ursula Nafula
Translation - Prince Sarfo
Illustration - Arthur Makali
Language - Frafra
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